Switching from Weight Watchers to MFP

Hi! I also am doing MFP instead of Weight Watchers - although I'm still going to weigh in at WW because I don't want to keep a scale at home. I find this program easier than I found Weight Watchers - there's something about going by exact calorie amounts that appeals to me more than going by points (with some items being free). I hope you find success on this site - feel free to add me!

Michele

I have switched over also from WW. Our story is similar. I dropped 18lbs with WW and then my leader moved i gained 12 of it back. I have now since lost 10 lbs with MFP. It has taken me a little longer on here. I was all over the place with my calories and now I think i have finally found my balance. Welcome and good luck.

I, too, have switched from WW. I decided that WW focused too much on the scale and not as much on overall fitness. So, my approach is to focus on my overall health, rather than berating myself for not sticking to my 26 points a day.

I've joined a bootcamp class (which is AWESOME) and I've lost about 6 lbs. Still 15 or so to go, but that's a real success for me, because for the last several months with WW, I had been gaining!

Feel free to add me too!

I was considering joining Weight Watchers but while researching it online I came across a blog that was positive about WW but also suggested MFP. I like it very much because for me it is about the numbers and it is also free. I record everything I eat and that is what it is about - being honest with yourself. I joined on November 1, 2011 and have lost 27lbs. I work out every day and stay within my caloric guidelines. I am totally motivated to lose the weight i gained over the past ten years and committed to achieving this goal.
I stick with the Success Stories in the Community for motivation and general good will. It is an amazingly positive online community.
Once you make the commitment it will be a great experience for you and your boyfriend. Good luck!

I switched from WW to MFP too. I like being able to eat 10 calorie snacks if I want and not having to struggle with how many points it is. This program is much easier for me than WW. I had lost 20 pounds with WW in over a year until they changed programs.. then I gained back 8. I struggled with the same 5 pounds up and down and gave up. Felt I was wasting my money.

I eat much healthier now. I love the recipe builder here and can use my old WW scale to weigh the food. I started a little more than a month ago and am making steady progress.

I have lactose intolerance, thyroid problem, muscular dystrophy. I had gastric bypass in 1999 and lost 70 pounds - it kept me from a wheelchair at the time. I gained back 25 of those, and now have lost 20.. so am almost to my lowest. I believe that on this program I will be able to get the lowest I have been in a long, long time.

I've tried weight watchers for the last 3 years and failed. I take full responsability for the failure, the program just didn't work for me. I think eating what I want with small portions and not depriving myself is helping me. I hope I can keep this up. I"m working very hard!

I see so many people that have tried WW and switched over or are doing them together. I also did WW, I'm kinda glad to see that others have done the same thing. I don't feel like I'm throwing in the towel on that. I lost 30lbs on WW, then got married and gained about 25 back, over the last 6 years my weight has been a yo yo, it's time to break the pattern! I started doing MFP on my phone a little bit just logging stuff, this is the first time I have visited any forums though. It's nice to have people that are going through the same things and nice to share ideas or strategies. My husband is working out with me and trying to get healthy as well, I'm hoping he'll visit this site more often too. Feel free to add me if anyone wants to. We will achieve our goals one day at a time! :happy:

What about swimming? Will that still cause pain?

Funny...Many of the women I work with have joined WW since Jan. There are a few of us who are doing the MFP way. Those of us who are doing MFP feel better about food and overall seem happier with life. I feel like this is a lifestyle change and NOT a DIET as opposed to those who are doing it with WW. I am also glad that I don't have to view foods as points. I enjoy being able to track the nutritional info as well as calories. I have never done WW as it does not fit into my life to be controlled by a weekly meeting and the stress of what a scale is telling me. I have been with MFP since Jan 2 and I have already lost almost 4 inches on my waist!!! Can't say I would have gotten those results from WW. My self-confidence is through the roof! Most of my colleagues at work did not know I was making a lifestyle change and have begun to comment on how I look. First it started as compliments on my hair and makeup, which has been the same all along. Since then it has come to them asking me questions if I was losing weight and saying I was looking good in what I was wearing. I have lost 17 lbs thus far.

I have been on WW for the past seven weeks and I think I am almost done with it again.

I get started, get myself grounded and then when the food control kicks in then the activity starts to creep into the picture for me. I am more focused on loosing inches instead of pounds and I know WW will only take me so far with it. Now the exercise needs to kick in for me to go to the next level so I will quit WW weekly fees and purchase more home DVD's to get the exercise mojo going.

I love tracking my stats here because I feel I have more control watching all those numbers line up on my stats page. That to me shows me where I need to restructure what I eat. Love you MFP!!!!!

Hello all. I am making the switch today from WW to MFP. Fifteen years ago I got great results with WW, reached my goal, and progressively regained the weight. Rejoined almost 2 years ago and have been playing footsie with the same 4 or 5 lbs ever since. I was afraid to lose the accountability and support of the meetings, but now I want to see if I can do this a different way. I am going to set aside the $$ saved to buy non-edible rewards if/when I lose. I am also an enthusiastic Fitbit user and pretty good at exercising in general. The problem is really with my eating habit and lack of portion control.

Wow so many swapping to this from WW - I did the same and was feeling like a failure for not sticking to WW but this is easier, more flexible and saves me money too!

Wow so many swapping to this from WW - I did the same and was feeling like a failure for not sticking to WW but this is easier, more flexible and saves me money too!

I agree!! That was really frustrating!!

i also have fibromyalgia, exercising is very difficult, but every little bit counts. i am excited on eating a healthier diet. good luck to you and you husband.